The people at the desk were so helpful.
The room was very big, had everything it said it would.

Kathleen,
United States of America

Location was ok except for the hill we
had to walk up to get to and from the
train. Walking distance to main town.
Beautiful church very close.

John,
United States of America

Great location plus pub and restaurant

Gregg,
United States of America

I LOVED the site, it was like having our own apartment. Staff was excellent and very friendly. View was nice as well.

Cheryl,
United States of America

The view was wonderful. The room was clean and large. The breakfast was very good. It was a very relaxing place to stay. Everyone was very frendly.

Rachel,
United States of America

Room was beautiful, view amazing. Staff very friendly and helpful. Restaurant and pub on site were both terrific. Stayed in this same location 10 years ago and it is still fabulous and one of our favorite places in the world to visit.

Kathleen,
United States of America

It was a great place! Upgraded us to a self catering 2 bedroom suite
since we had a 2 year old. Wanted to make our first visit to Cobh,
Ireland perfect, and that they did. Would highly recommend!

Jessica,
United States of America

Spacious room, friendly staff, great views from bedroom and dining room and convenient for the centre of Cobh

George,
United Kingdom

Completely different to what I thought Cobh was like. Was never there before but we will be back when weather is warmer. Loved it

Anne,
Ireland

The staff are very friendly and you knew they wanted you to have a good stay. They know Cobh well and gave a good background of the town and made some great suggestions on things to do. Rooms clean and a good size

Trevor,
New Zealand

In the town of Cobh, The Bella Vista Hotel overlooks Cork Harbour. This luxurious Victorian villa offers modern rooms with free Wi-Fi, a traditional Irish Bar, restaurant and free parking.

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Trevor

New Zealand

9.6

Exceptional

November 25, 2014

The staff are very friendly and you knew they wanted you to have a good stay. They know Cobh well and gave a good background of the town and made some great suggestions on things to do. Rooms clean and a good size

Kevin

Francis

Kay

Ireland

5.4

Fair

October 14, 2014

The bar and view was nice and the restaurant and most of the staff were nice

There was no drawers in the room to put smalls into. There was very few television stations. The grouting in the wet room was very dirty. We were kept awake until 5 in the morning by a rowdy crowd either in the room facing us or in the kitchen not sure which.

Francis

Angela

Ireland

10

Exceptional

October 3, 2014

The view from the Bar/Restaurant was lovely.Very quite room. My other have was running the Cork to Cobh race. Even though we'd checked out at eleven, they let us return to the room to have a shower. Great Irish welcome.
Great Chinese Restaurant in House. You dont need to leave the hotel after you check in.

George

United Kingdom

8.3

Very good

September 24, 2014

Staff were very helpful and friendly. We were given a 2 room suite with private balcony which exceeded our expectations. The hotel was in an excellent position overlooking Cobh with great views of the cathedral and harbour. It was only 5 minutes walk into town and to the train station. Breakfast was good.

Christopher

Eamon

Ireland

10

Exceptional

August 19, 2014

Staff were very friendly & helpful, including the bar staff. Hotel was lovely, very impressed with the welcome box of chocolates, nice gesture. I've already recommended the hotel to people and I'm looking forward to returning soon.

Aideen

Ireland

3.3

Poor

August 9, 2014

Not a lot

We were a couple travelling with a 3yr od child, and had a deluxe twin with sea view reserved through booking.com for Saturday 2nd Aug 2014. I Spoke with the receptionist on wed 30th July and advised we were travelling with a child as when we made the booking we had not intended to bring her and asked was this ok, the receptionist advised that she would change us to a deluxe double with sea view and I asked was this suitable for a child she said yes. At 17.01pm on the sat I received an email from booking.com advising there was an issue with my cc, at 17.03pm I received a call from Kevin at Bella Vista, I apologise for the problem and asked him to go through the card details with me so I could rectify the issue. He told me my card was ok then and my room would be waiting.
On arrival at 19.00pm we were told our original room was given away and they held a "deluxe" double non sea view room. I questioned why our original booking was not held and I was told we were lucky they even bothered to hold it as it was a busy bank holiday, I refuted it was always a bank holiday even when we booked, then we were told it was a health and safety concern that the deluxe double/twin sea view were not suitable for children. I asked why we were not told this when I spoke with Joanne on wed.
Long story short the room we got, No 4 was far from deluxe. And yet they charged the same price! A window that did not lock properly, a torn bed cover, window opened out to back kitchen door where the noise from the kitchen (even with window closed was bad) smell of Chinese from the restaurant beside us. On complaint again that night about the room we were told they would give us a complimentary breakfast which we refuse as to be honest couldn't bare to stay there another minute.
And here is the real worst part of the experience for us Kevin the owner/manager was incredibly rude in dealing with our email complaint, even lied to booking.